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{{Short description|Public university in Pune, Maharashtra, India}}

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| name                   = Savitribai Phule Pune University

| former_names          = {{Plainlist|

| latin_name            =  

| motto                 = {{native phrase|sa|Yaḥ kriyāvān saḥ paṇḍitaḥ|italics=off}}

| mottoeng               = Where Actions Prove Knowledge<ref>{{cite web|title=Motto in English – Pune University Emblem Details|url=http://www.unipune.ac.in/university_files/university_emblem.htm|publisher=University of Pune|access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>

| established           = {{Start date and age|1949|2|10|df=y}}

| logo                   =

| image_name            = Savitribai Phule Pune University Logo.png

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| caption                = [[Coat of arms]]

| type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]

| chancellor             = [[Governor of Maharashtra]]

| vice_chancellor       = Prof.(Dr.) Suresh Gosavi

| students               = 665121<ref>{{Cite web|title=Academic Landscape|url=https://htedu.maharashtra.gov.in/enrollment/|url-status=live|website=Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra}}</ref>

| undergrad             =  

| postgrad               = 6,948<ref name="PU">{{cite web|title=University Student Enrollment Details|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=21&Unitype=2|website=ugc.ac.in|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>

| doctoral               =  

| city                   = [[Pune]]

| state                 = [[Maharashtra]]

| country               = [[India]]

| campus                 = [[Urban areas|Urban]]

| affiliations           = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]

| website               = {{URL|http://www.unipune.ac.in}}

| address               = [[Aundh, Pune|Ganeshkhind, Aundh]]

| coor                   = {{coord|18.5523|N|73.8246|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| nickname              = {{Infobox building

| image            = SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY.jpg

| image_size      = 250px

'''Savitribai Phule Pune University''' ('''SPPU'''), formerly the '''University of Pune''', is a [[Public university|public]] [[State university (India)|state university]] located in the city of [[Pune]], India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a {{convert|411|acre|km2}} campus in the neighbourhood of [[Aundh, Pune|Ganeshkhind]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unipune.ac.in/university_files/about_campus.htm|title =The University of Pune Campus|access-date=29 September 2011|year=2010|publisher=University of Pune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829071631/http://www.unipune.ac.in/university_files/about_campus.htm|archive-date = 29 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university houses 46 academic departments. It has about 307 recognized research institutes and 612 affiliated colleges offering graduate and under-graduate courses. Savitribai Phule Pune University Ranked 12th [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]] Ranking in 2022<ref>{{Cite web  |date=2022-07-15 |title=Savitribai Phule Pune University Ranked 12th NIRF Ranking, Seeks Maharashtra Government Support To Better Rank |url=https://www.punekarnews.in/savitribai-phule-pune-university-ranked-12th-nirf-ranking-seeks-maharashtra-government-support-to-better-rank/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Punekar News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/UniversityRanking.html |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref>

The University of Pune was established on 10 February 1949 under the Pune University Act passed by the [[Bombay State|Bombay]] legislature in 1948.<ref name="university history">{{cite web|title=Pune University History|url=http://www.unipune.ac.in/university_files/university_history.htm|publisher=Pune University|access-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> [[M. R. Jayakar]] became its first [[Chancellor (education)|vice-chancellor]]. Its first office was started from the Nizam Guest House, which is part of [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]] on Law College Road. The university was operated at Nizam Guest House until 1 June 1949. Its current building was originally called the Governor House. As its name suggests, it was the seasonal retreat of the governor of Bombay.<ref name="nizamguesthouse">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-university-of-pune-turns-65-nizam-guest-house-to-oxford-of-the-east-1960840|title=University of Pune turns 65 : Nizam Guest House to Oxford of the East|date=10 February 2014|access-date=20 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Rangan |title=Grab a slice of history at Savitribai Phule Pune University in Maharashtra |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/savitribai-phule-pune-university-heritage-tour-offers-insightful-stories-from-british-era-and-enriches-your-mind-and-soul/cid/1924261 |access-date=20 July 2023 |agency=My Kolkata |issue=The Telegraph |date=22 March 2023}}</ref> [[B. G. Kher]], [[Chief Minister]] and Education Minister of the government of Bombay, helped ensure the university received a large allocation of land for their campus. The university was allocated over 411 acres (1.66&nbsp;km²).<ref name="university history"/>

The institution's name was changed from the University of Pune to Savitribai Phule Pune University on 9 August 2014 in honor of [[Savitribai Phule]], the 19th century Indian social reformer who played an important role in improving the lives of women and the [[Dalit]] communities in Maharashtra during British colonial rule. She and her husband [[Mahatma Jyotirao Phule|Mahatma Jyotiba Phule]] founded India's first native-run school for girls in 1848.<ref name="university rename">{{cite web|title=It's Savitribai Phule Pune University |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Its-Savitribai-Phule-Pune-University/articleshow/39772990.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref>

Initially the university had a jurisdiction extending over 12 districts of western [[Maharashtra]]. With the establishment of [[Shivaji University]] in [[Kolhapur]] in 1962, the jurisdiction was restricted to five districts: [[Pune]], [[Ahmednagar]], [[Nashik]], [[Dhule]], and [[Jalgaon]]. Out of these, two districts—Dhule and Jalgaon—are attached to the [[North Maharashtra University]] in [[Jalgaon]] established in August 1990.<ref name="university history"/>

{| class="sortable wikitable"

|-

| 1

| 1948–56

| [[M. R. Jayakar|Mukund Ramrao Jayakar]]

| [[R. P. Paranjpye]]

| [[Dattatreya Gopal Karve]]

| [[Datto Vaman Potdar]]

| [[Narahar Vishnu Gadgil]]

| [[Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil]]

|[[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]]

|B. P. Apte

|G. S. Mahajan

|[[Devdatta Dabholkar]]

|[[Ram G. Takwale]]

|V. G. Bhide

|S. C. Gupta

|[[Vasant Gowarikar]]

| [[Arun Nigavekar]]

|N. J. Sonawane

|Ashok S. Kolaskar

|Ratnakar Gaikwad

|[[Narendra Jadhav]]

|Dr. Arun Adsool

|2010–2011

|Sanjay Chahande

|Wasudeo Gade

|Nitin R. Karmalkar

|Karbhari V. Kale

|-

|23

|2023- present

|'''Prof.(Dr.)''' '''Suresh Gosavi'''

|}

[[File:Pune University 2a.jpg|thumb|Administrive Building]]

The university has various departments and centres, offering courses in science, social science, management, law, etc.<ref name="department">{{cite web|title=Departments List |url=http://www.unipune.ac.in/university_files/dept.htm|publisher=Pune University|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>

== Rankings ==

| NIRF_U_2020 = 9

 

Savitribai Phule Pune University was ranked 601–800 in the world by the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' of 2020,<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2020/> as well as 135 in Asia<ref name=Rankings_THES_A_2020/> and 128 among Emerging Economies University Rankings in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_THES_E_2020/>

==Alumni and faculty==

Alumni of Savitribai Phule Pune University include major politicians of India including [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]], 7th [[Prime Minister of India]];  

[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]], 17th and 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra; and [[Sharad Pawar]], former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. [[P.V. Narasimha Rao|P. V. Narasimha Rao]], 9th Prime Minister of India, graduated from [[Fergusson College]], when the college was under the [[University of Pune]].

[[Khaled Bahah]], 2nd Vice President of Yemen and Prime Minister of Yemen, received his [[Bachelor of Commerce|BCom]] and [[Master of Commerce|MCom]] from the university.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Permanent Representative of Yemen Presents Credentials|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/bio4617.doc.htm|publisher=United Nations|access-date=8 August 2015|date=13 August 2014}}</ref>

In science and engineering, notable alumni of the university include [[Padmanabhan Balaram]], chemist and director of the Indian Institute of Science; [[Kantilal Mardia]], statistician and [[Guy Medal]]lists; [[Thomas Kailath]], electrical engineer and recipient of the 2014 National Medal of Science; [[Vistasp Karbhari]], civil engineer and the eighth president of the [[University of Texas at Arlington]];<ref>{{cite press release|title=Vistasp Karbhari takes helm as eighth president of The University of Texas at Arlington |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vistasp-karbhari-takes-helm-as-eighth-president-of-the-university-of-texas-at-arlington-209732381.html|access-date=21 September 2013|agency=[[PR Newswire]]|date=1 June 2013}}</ref> [[Suhas Patankar]], professor at the [[University of Minnesota]], and pioneer in the field of [[computational fluid dynamics]] (CFD) and finite volume method; [[C. Kumar N. Patel]], inventor of the [[carbon dioxide laser]], recipient of the 1996 National Medal of Science and vice-Chancellor for Research at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]];<ref>{{cite web|title=C. Kumar N. Patel|url=http://www.aip.org/history/acap/biographies/bio.jsp?patelc|publisher=The American Institute of Physics|access-date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922151810/http://www.aip.org/history/acap/biographies/bio.jsp?patelc|archive-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> and [[Vinod Scaria]], [[bioinformatician]], who is known for sequencing the first Indian [[genome]]. [[V. S. Huzurbazar]] served as the first head of the statistics department. [[S.N. Sadasivan]] who was Civil Services trainer, Author and historian. [[Madhav Gadgil]], an ecologist and [[Sulochana Gadgil]], meteorologist.

Academician [[Jyoti Gogte]], graduated her BCom, MCom, and Ph.D. from the university, and was a Ph.D. guide for the university from 2006 to 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sou Jyoti Gogte yhana PhD |work=[[Tarun Bharat]] |date=23 February 1982 |location=[[Pune]] |language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Recognition of Jyot Gogte as a Ph.D. Guide |journal=Pune University Annals |date=March 2012}}</ref>

Art collector and historian [[Dinkar G. Kelkar]] graduated his [[Doctor of Literature and Philosophy|D. Litt.]] degree from the university in 1978.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kelkar |first1=B. S. |last2=Kelkar |first2=G. R. |last3=Kelkar |first3=Y. S. |title=[[Kelkar]] [[Kulavruttanta]] |date=1993 |publisher=Yashodeep Typesetting |location=[[Thane]]|page=83}}</ref>